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Living in the now

Living in the present is something I'm finding really tough at the moment. It might seem like a ridiculous thing to say, but it's true. I'm always in the present, but very rarely am I  living in the present.  I overthink everything,  so usually I'm either running through conversations in my head that I've already had and thinking about what I wish I could have said or done and what I wish I hadn't said or done, or I go through situations from the past and either regret them or wish they'd come back so I could do them again because they were so good. And if I'm not reminiscing or regretting my past, I'm usually daydreaming; planning my wedding day, wondering what my husband will be like and when I might meet him, whether I'll have kids one day; worrying; about that exam, that interview, leading that youth session; or looking forward to events I know will be happening in the future; that Christian camp or conference, so-and-so's wedding, th